Crub baths with their own hands - how to do ?

Log cabin baths with their own hands to do is not so hard, though so you could not tell at first glance.

All you need to do - sensible and material helper.

Training materials

Before you make a frame for a bath with your hands, you need to get acquainted with the stagesits construction.

They are as follows:

• Preparing the foundation;
• Harvesting quality material;
• Assembling the walls;
• Drying log;
• Gathering roof;
• Warming;
• interior and exterior design.

As mentioned above, the construction process is not complicated, but quite a hassle.

It is expressed primarily in the compilation of relevant material.For example, the timber that will be used to lay the walls, must not have cracks, must not be struck by insects.

Since the foundation of the bay can be performed using absolutely any technician, he is to pay a lot of attention, we will not.

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One only has to recall that the walls of whole logs baths are quite heavy and, therefore, the foundation should be such that it will withstand the load.

Many in this case it is recommended to use strip footing.

Some experts recommend to make a collection of log walls, dry them, and only after that to collect the bath again, but on the foundation.

During this time, logs will dry up and then sit tight to each other.

bath from a frame with your hands can be performed by using the following techniques fees:

• Chetyrehstennaya;
• five walls;
• Figured;
• the bottom or top "cup";
• «clean coal" - joining method, in which the end of the timber attached to the five-sided shape, and the frame is held together by iron clamps, so that the edges of the timber log house edge does not protrude.

logs for log bath can be cleaned by hand or machine rounded them, that is to treat on a special machine.

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Once the foundation is ready, and will also be carried out waterproofing, you can install special valves, through which will bekeep logs.

Only then begins the installation of the first crown carcass baths.

Getting construction

Since it is at the expense of the crown of the bath will keep the whole structure, the timber for its construction is necessary to take a larger diameter than the erection of walls.

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Hooking crowns should be using broad staples that long will be more than 15 centimeters.

Build log bath with his hands directly involves not only the tab timber, but also the process zakonopachivaniya gaps that remain at their dock.

For this purpose, the following types of materials:

• flax fiber;
• jute;
• Akl;
• moss.

recommended to use heaters that have an organic origin.

However, you can also use a material such as, for example, mineral wool.

But all other man-made mixture (foam, etc..) Use is not recommended.

Warming produce directly in the building process.

Each crown is put a certain number of selected material, after which the top begins to pack a new crown.

If desired, you can additionally caulked the gaps after construction.

If the frame for the bath from a bar with your hands going immediately on the foundation, with no pre-drying, it means that it is necessary after all crowns will be collected to cover the walls of the film or any other waterproof material.

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This is to prevent contact with moisture to dry the timber itself is already assembled.

Further construction involves the installation of trusses and roof structure.Rafters, as well as logs for each other, attached with clips or spikes.

roof bath can be used absolutely any roofing material:

• Ruberoid;
• Tile;
• Slate;
• galvanized metal.

Log cabin baths with their hands as well and suggests Cutting through the process of construction of windows and doorways.But they can be cut through and after the construction of the building.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that the warming of the bath is done not only in construction, but a year after its entry into operation.

As a rule, during which time the tree dries out stronger as a result and will require re-warming.

Finishing bath outer surface generally consists of a special lacquer coating which does not allow moisture to penetrate the wood structure whereby it is not destroyed.

For a better safety, you must update log varnished in early spring and late fall.

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Interior finishing bath can already be done to your liking.

only thing that will need to be sure to make - not only laying a foundation waterproofing layer, but also its insulation.

Useful tips

Just before the building is best to prepare a project to deviate from that should not be at all.

Otherwise, it can be fraught with various problems with the clutch bar.

logging for the log should be carried out in the winter time.At this point the timber reaches the highest quality and can not be spoiled by insects, and beetles.

If the timber is harvested is not alone, and it is planned to purchase it, you can see when it was procured by simply pouring on the cut of the little iodine.

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In that case, if the wood not be painted, the wood will be years, if it acquires a bright hue, it means that the trees were felled in the winter.

gaps between the bars should be no more than 15 millimeters in the middle of the log, and no more than 5 millimeters at the site docking.